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Documentaries like Room 237

Not everyone loves Room 237 for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Room 237

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew.

  2. You want to watch The Shining again right after.

  3. You enjoy theories that get stranger the longer they go.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Pervert's Guide to Cinema2006

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like strange readings of Psycho, The Birds and Blue Velvet.

  • Severance2022

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew
    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like piecing together what Lumon really does.

  • My Scientology Movie2016

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like actors re-enacting scenes described by former members.

  • Unacknowledged2017

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like the idea that aliens have already been here.

  • Enemy2014

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew
    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like a film you have to decode after the credits.

  • Russian Doll2019

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like a New York that bends in strange ways.

  • The Pervert's Guide to Ideology2012

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew

    Good for you if you like ideas you have to work to follow.

  • Perfect Blue1998

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew

    Good for you if you like a story where dream, filming and reality blur.

  • Behind the Curve2018

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you're curious about people who believe the Earth is flat.

  • The Five Obstructions2003

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like a game between two directors that keeps getting stranger.

  • Above Majestic2018

    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you love UFO lore and the strange stories around it.

  • Dark2017

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew
    • you want to watch The Shining again right after

    Good for you if you like a family tree you need to draw on paper.

  • Donnie Darko2001

    • hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew
    • theories that get stranger the longer they go

    Good for you if you like strange, dreamy films with a dark edge.

Reasons taken from Room 237's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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